Title

George Dryer Home

Creation Date

circa 1872

Description

Dryer Home. B/W photo of the home of George W. Dryer. The 1880 St. Peter census lists St. Peter State Hospital steward George Dryer (age 35, born in New York), his wife, Anna Dryer (age 34, born in New York), and their children: Mary Dryer (age 9), Anna Dryer (age 5), and Horatio Dryer (age 2). The children were born in Minnesota. The house was at the corner of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. George Dryer is on the porch, and Mary E. Dryer (baby) is in a carriage. A white horse and a buggy are in front of a fence in the left foreground. Mr. Dryer was the first steward at the hospital.